Toffees boss Sam Allardyce is keen on Sevilla’s Steven N’Zonzi and could be prepared to allow Schneiderlin to leave Goodison Park to free up room.

Schneiderlin started in Everton’s 3-1 win over Swansea last Monday before being replaced by Tom Davies on the hour-mark.

The former Manchester United star recently admitted that he has bridges to build with Everton fans after the backlash he received following reports he had to be sent home for training two months ago.

The 28-year-old said: “It was a thing coming out from nothing. I was surprised that this story came out because I didn’t really do anything.

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“It was the choice of the manager not to put me in the squad, it was not because I behaved bad or something. It was just a choice for him [Unsworth].

“For myself I was surprised but there will always be some people who are going to believe what they read in the press.

“My only thing is to show them on the pitch that I’m 100 per cent focused. I can assure everyone that I am focused, that I’m just thinking about Everton and to improve the results and myself everyday.”